Method and apparatus for exposure control for a sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image sensing device
    51.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for exposure control for a sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image sensing device 有权
    用于稀疏采样的扩展动态范围图像感测装置的曝光控制的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06813046B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-02

    申请号:US09707673

    申请日:2000-11-07

    IPC分类号: H04N146

    摘要: A method of exposure control in a camera employing a sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image sensing device includes the steps of: providing a sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image sensing device having fast photosites with a predetermined response to light exposure interspersed with slow photosites with a slower response to the same light exposure; using the image sensor to produce a sparsely sampled high resolution digital image having fast pixel values produced by the fast photosites and slow pixel values produced by the slow photosites; calculating an exposure control value using only the slow pixel values from the a sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image; and using the exposure control value to modify the exposure to the image sensing device.

    摘要翻译: 在采用稀疏采样的扩展动态范围图像感测装置的相机中的曝光控制的方法包括以下步骤:提供具有预定响应的具有快速光斑的稀疏采样的扩展动态范围图像感测装置,其中散射具有较慢光斑的光照 对相同的曝光反应; 使用图像传感器产生具有由快速光斑产生的快速像素值和由慢光斑产生的慢像素值的稀疏采样的高分辨率数字图像; 使用来自稀疏采样的扩展动态范围图像的慢像素值来计算曝光控制值; 并且使用曝光控制值来修改对图像感测装置的曝光。

    Method of calculating noise from a digital image utilizing color cross correlation statistics
    52.
    发明授权
    Method of calculating noise from a digital image utilizing color cross correlation statistics 有权
    使用颜色互相关统计从数字图像中计算噪声的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06804393B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-10-12

    申请号:US09753092

    申请日:2001-01-02

    IPC分类号: G06K900

    CPC分类号: G06T5/20

    摘要: A method of calculating a noise characteristic value for a source digital image includes receiving a source digital image including pixels corresponding to two or more different colors; using pixel values corresponding to a first color to produce at least one color correlation term for pixels corresponding to a second color which respectively indicate the extent of the noise content in the pixel values of the second color; and using the color correlation term to calculate a noise characteristic value for the pixels corresponding to the second color.

    摘要翻译: 计算源数字图像的噪声特性值的方法包括:接收包括与两种或更多种不同颜色对应的像素的源数字图像; 使用对应于第一颜色的像素值来产生对应于第二颜色的像素的至少一个颜色相关项,所述第二颜色分别指示所述第二颜色的像素值中的噪声含量的范围; 以及使用色相关项来计算与第二颜色对应的像素的噪声特性值。

    Method for compressing an image from a sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image sensing device
    53.
    发明授权
    Method for compressing an image from a sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image sensing device 有权
    用于从稀疏采样的扩展动态范围图像感测装置压缩图像的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06765611B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-07-20

    申请号:US09718887

    申请日:2000-11-21

    IPC分类号: H04N5228

    CPC分类号: H04N9/045 H04N5/35563

    摘要: A method of producing a compressed image from a full resolution sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image produced by a sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image sensing device having fast photosites with a predetermined response to a light exposure for producing fast pixel values and slow photosites with a slower response to the same light exposure for producing slow pixel values, including the steps of: providing a full resolution sparsely sampled extended dynamic range image; separating the full resolution sparsely sampled image into a fast image comprising only fast pixel values and a slow image comprising only slow pixel values; and separately compressing the fast image and the slow image.

    摘要翻译: 一种从由分辨率稀疏采样的扩展动态范围图像产生的压缩图像的方法,该扩展动态范围图像由具有快速光斑的稀疏采样的扩展动态范围图像感测装置产生,具有对曝光的预定响应以产生快速像素值,并且具有较慢的光照 响应于相同的曝光以产生慢像素值,包括以下步骤:提供全分辨率稀疏采样的扩展动态范围图像; 将全分辨率稀疏采样图像分离成仅包括快速像素值的快速图像和仅包括慢像素值的慢图像; 并分别压缩快速图像和慢速图像。

    Method for enhancing the edge contrast of a digital image independently from the texture
    54.
    发明授权
    Method for enhancing the edge contrast of a digital image independently from the texture 有权
    用于增强独立于纹理的数字图像的边缘对比度的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06731823B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-05-04

    申请号:US09470604

    申请日:1999-12-22

    IPC分类号: G06K940

    CPC分类号: H04N1/4092 H04N1/58

    摘要: A method is described for enhancing a digital image channel, particularly where the digital image channel is split into pedestal and texture signals that substantially comprise the digital image channel. The method utilizes a predetermined tone scale conversion to enhance the digital image channel. Initially, image values are provided from the pedestal signal corresponding to image pixels from a region of the image. Then, a statistical characteristic of the image pixels in the region is identified, and the predetermined tone scale conversion is normalized for the statistical characteristic in order to generate a normalized tone scale conversion. The normalized tone scale conversion is then performed on a central pixel of the region in order to generate a pedestal signal with enhanced image values; and the pedestal signal with enhanced image values is combined with the texture signal to generate an enhanced digital image channel.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于增强数字图像通道的方法,特别是在数字图像通道被分割成基本上包括数字图像通道的基座和纹理信号的情况下。 该方法利用预定的音调转换来增强数字图像通道。 首先,从与图像的区域的图像像素相对应的基座信号提供图像值。 然后,识别该区域中的图像像素的统计特性,并且对于统计特性对预定的音阶变换进行归一化,以便生成归一化的音阶转换。 然后对该区域的中心像素执行归一化的色标转换,以便产生具有增强的图像值的基座信号; 并且具有增强图像值的基座信号与纹理信号组合以生成增强的数字图像通道。

    Region growing based noise reduction method for digital images
    55.
    发明授权
    Region growing based noise reduction method for digital images 有权
    基于区域增长的数字图像降噪方法

    公开(公告)号:US06731806B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-05-04

    申请号:US09415365

    申请日:1999-10-08

    申请人: Edward B. Gindele

    发明人: Edward B. Gindele

    IPC分类号: G06K940

    CPC分类号: G06K9/40 G06T5/20

    摘要: A method for removing noise from a pixel of a digital image channel includes the steps of: storing an original value of the pixel of interest and using the value of the pixel of interest and neighboring contiguous pixels to determine a variable shape neighborhood region of cleaning pixels. The method further includes using the neighborhood region of cleaning pixels and the value of the pixel of interest to replace the original value of the pixel of interest with a noise cleaned pixel value.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于从数字图像通道的像素中去除噪声的方法包括以下步骤:存储感兴趣像素的原始值并使用感兴趣像素的值和相邻的相邻像素来确定清洁像素的可变形状邻域区域 。 该方法还包括使用清洁像素的邻域区域和感兴趣像素的值用噪声清除的像素值替换感兴趣像素的原始值。

    Method for enhancing the edge contrast of a digital image
    56.
    发明授权
    Method for enhancing the edge contrast of a digital image 有权
    用于增强数字图像的边缘对比度的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06580835B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-06-17

    申请号:US09324239

    申请日:1999-06-02

    IPC分类号: G06K940

    CPC分类号: G06T7/12 G06T2207/20192

    摘要: A method for utilizing a predetermined tone scale conversion to enhance a digital image comprised of a plurality of image pixels, each image pixel characterized by an image value, includes the steps of providing image pixels corresponding to a region of the image; identifying a statistical characteristic of the image pixels in the region; normalizing the predetermined tone scale conversion for the statistical characteristic in order to generate a normalized tone scale conversion; and performing the normalized tone scale conversion on a central pixel of the region in order to generate an enhanced output pixel. In one embodiment, a scaling function is generated based upon the statistical parameter and a first intermediate value is generated from application of the scaling function to the input pixel value. Then a second intermediate value is generated from the application of the first intermediate value to the tone scale function, and an enhanced pixel value is then obtained from application of the inverse of the scaling function to the second intermediate value.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于利用预定色阶转换来增强由多个图像像素构成的数字图像的方法,每个图像像素以图像值为特征,包括提供对应于图像区域的图像像素的步骤; 识别该区域中的图像像素的统计特性; 归一化用于统计特性的预定音阶转换,以便产生归一化的音阶转换; 以及对该区域的中心像素执行归一化的色标转换,以便产生增强的输出像素。 在一个实施例中,基于统计参数生成缩放函数,并且从应用缩放函数到输入像素值生成第一中间值。 然后,从应用第一中间值到色阶函数产生第二中间值,然后从缩放函数的反向应用到第二中间值获得增强的像素值。

    Method and apparatus for generating a composite image using the
difference of two images
    57.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for generating a composite image using the difference of two images 失效
    使用两个图像的差异来生成合成图像的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5914748A

    公开(公告)日:1999-06-22

    申请号:US697801

    申请日:1996-08-30

    CPC分类号: H04N5/272 G06T11/60

    摘要: An electronic imaging system useful for compositing images includes an electronic camera for capturing multiple images, including a first image of a subject plus background and a second image of the background only. The first and second images are subtracted to generate a difference image, and the difference image is processed to generate a mask image. The mask image is then applied to the first image to select an area in which the subject is located, whereby the selected subject area is used in the compositing of a new image.

    摘要翻译: 用于合成图像的电子成像系统包括用于捕获多个图像的电子照相机,包括被摄体加上背景的第一图像和背景的第二图像。 减去第一和第二图像以产生差分图像,并且处理差分图像以生成掩模图像。 然后将掩模图像应用于第一图像以选择被摄体位于其中的区域,由此在合成新图像时使用所选择的对象区域。

    REPORTING ORGAN VOLUME FOR A MEDICAL DIGITAL IMAGE
    58.
    发明申请
    REPORTING ORGAN VOLUME FOR A MEDICAL DIGITAL IMAGE 有权
    报告医疗数字图像的机构数量

    公开(公告)号:US20130034278A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-07

    申请号:US13204646

    申请日:2011-08-06

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: A method for providing a calculated volume data value for an organ of a patient acquires image data for a first volume image series and for at least a second volume image series for the patient and displays the first volume image series. The method responds to an instruction to generate the volume data value by identifying a seed point in the first volume image series, correlating the seed point to the second volume image series, segmenting the organ in at least the second volume image series according to the correlated seed point, and calculating the volume data value for the organ using at least the segmented second volume image series. The calculated volume data value can be displayed.

    摘要翻译: 提供用于患者器官的计算体积数据值的方法获取第一体积图像序列的图像数据和用于患者的至少第二体积图像序列的图像数据并显示第一体积图像序列。 该方法响应于通过识别第一体积图像序列中的种子点来生成体数据值的指令,将种子点与第二体积图像序列相关联,将至少第二体积图像序列中的器官根据相关 种子点,并且使用至少分割的第二体积图像序列来计算器官的体积数据值。 可以显示计算的体积数据值。

    Digital image processing method and apparatus for brightness adjustment of digital images
    59.
    发明授权
    Digital image processing method and apparatus for brightness adjustment of digital images 有权
    用于数字图像亮度调节的数字图像处理方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07289154B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-30

    申请号:US10104221

    申请日:2002-03-22

    申请人: Edward B. Gindele

    发明人: Edward B. Gindele

    摘要: A method of calculating a brightness balance value for a digital image including a plurality of pixels, comprising the steps of: calculating a spatial activity measure in a plurality of local neighborhoods of pixels of the digital image, each local neighborhood including a plurality of pixels; generating a weighting factor for each of the local neighborhoods of pixels as a function of the spatial activity of the local neighborhoods of pixels, the weighting factors having more than two possible values; and applying the weighting factors to the pixels of the digital image to produce the brightness balance value.

    摘要翻译: 一种计算包括多个像素的数字图像的亮度平衡值的方法,包括以下步骤:计算数字图像的多个局部邻域的空间活动度量,每个局部邻域包括多个像素; 为每个像素的局部邻域生成加权因子,作为像素的局部邻域的空间活动的函数,加权因子具有两个以上的可能值; 以及将加权因子应用于数字图像的像素以产生亮度平衡值。

    Method for sharpening a digital image
    60.
    发明授权
    Method for sharpening a digital image 有权
    锐化数字图像的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07228004B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-05

    申请号:US10235130

    申请日:2002-09-05

    IPC分类号: G06K9/40

    CPC分类号: G06K9/40 G06T5/004

    摘要: A method of sharpening a digital image having image pixels values includes the steps of: determining a Dmin value, representing a value corresponding to a minimum possible exposure for a system that produced the digital image; for each pixel value in the digital image providing a gain factor that is dependent on the difference between the pixel value and the Dmin value, such that pixel values nearer the Dmin value have smaller gain factors; and using the gain factors to sharpen the digital image.

    摘要翻译: 锐化具有图像像素值的数字图像的方法包括以下步骤:确定表示产生数字图像的系统的最小可能曝光的值的D min min值; 对于数字图像中的每个像素值,提供取决于像素值和D min min值之间的差异的增益因子,使得更接近D 价值具有较小的增益因子; 并使用增益因子锐化数字图像。